General Information

Venue
Tākina Convention Centre 
50 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Car Parking
Below are local car parks area. The parking rates for all areas can be found at:

• Parking at Te Papa

• Parking at Barnett Street Car Park

• Parking at Century City

• Parking at Reading on Wakefield

Tākina Events does not reserve any parking spaces at any of the above car parks, all are first come, first served.
 
Registration Desk
Located outside the exhibition area, the registration desk will be open at the following times:
•    Wednesday 12th August from midday – 7:00pm
•    Thursday 13th August 7:30am – 5:00pm 
•    Friday 14th August 7:30am – 4:00pm
A member of your staff must check in at the registration desk before proceeding to pack in. Name badges must be worn at all times.

Internet
Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout conference for exhibitors. To access the correct Wi-Fi, connect to Tākina Events on your device. A Tākina Events internet page will pop up when you open your browser, type in the access code – events – and accept the T&Cs.

Security

The exhibition area will be secured out of conference hours.  Access to the Exhibition and Plenary sessions will be by name badge only.
 
Health and Safety
We are committed to ensuring the health, safety, security, and wellbeing of all our teams, visitors to our business and the items and collections that have been placed in our care.
You share this responsibility as the event organiser, delegate, exhibitor, contractor, or volunteer. We ask that as an event organiser you ensure that everyone working at the event maintains the highest standards of safety, always.
All attendees are expected to comply in all respects to the requirements of the Health & Safety Acts, including but not limited to:
•    Always follow safety instructions from Tākina staff.
•    Fire egress routes must be always kept clear. It is illegal to block emergency exits and the access route to an emergency exit.
•    You must not obscure or cover emergency exit signs or store equipment in the fire staircase.
•    All fire call points must be kept clear.

Emergency Procedures
Tākina has an Emergency Evacuation Procedure which is to be followed should a fire, earthquake or any other emergency occur. This procedure is reviewed and updated regularly, and an Emergency Evacuation will be initiated by an audible alarm in the building.
Upon hearing the evacuation alarm:
•    Follow any instructions from the Tākina Events’ Evacuation Wardens.
•    Check that your whole team has evacuated.
•    Move to one of the Emergency Assembly Points on Wakefield or Cable St (refer to the map below).
•    A senior team member is to report to the Building Warden at the main entrance near the café on the ground floor to advise that your team is clear from where they were working.
•    Wait until advised of the “All Clear” by the Building Warden.
•    The Tākina Building Warden will wear a red or orange high-vis vest. Other Tākina Events wardens will wear yellow high-vis vests with “Warden” printed on them.